text_original: He argued, it would seem with vigour, that the country was much richer than they thought, and he told them some unpleasant truths, which came with ill grace from himself, about the prevalence of luxury.
text_transcription: HE ARGUED IT WOULD SEEM WITH VIGOUR THAT THE COUNTRY WAS MUCH RICHER THAN THEY THOUGHT AND HE TOLD THEM SOME UNPLEASANT TRUTHS WHICH CAME WITH ILL GRACE FROM HIMSELF ABOUT THE PREVALENCE OF LUXURY
phonemes: hiː ˈɑːɹɡjuːd, ɪt wʊd sˈiːm wɪð vˈɪɡɚ, ðætðə kˈʌntɹi wʌz mˈʌtʃ ɹˈɪtʃɚ ðɐn ðeɪ θˈɔːt, ænd hiː tˈoʊld ðˌɛm sˌʌm ʌnplˈɛzənt tɹˈuːθs, wˌɪtʃ kˈeɪm wɪð ˈɪl ɡɹˈeɪs fɹʌm hɪmsˈɛlf, ɐbˌaʊt ðə pɹˈɛvələns ʌv lˈʌkʃɚɹi.